By chhotebhai Kanpur, April 4, 2023: Most of us would have heard of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.” It was an attempt to re-present Christ in a modern day idiom. Nobody will have heard of Jesus and The Rolling Stones, the jazz group Mick Jagger founded inContinue Reading
By Shravan Garg Indore, April 2, 2023: Not finding words to express my personal grief and the collective loss to the society in the passing away of our dearest Father Varghese Alengaden. The moment I shared the devastating news with my dental surgeon daughter and her critical care consultant husbandContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden (This article was written by Father Varghese Alengaden on March 2, a day before his hospitalization for heart surgery. “If anything, unexpected happens to me during the surgery, let this be my message to the Church and all who have worked with me,” he wrote in hisContinue Reading
By Mudita Menona Sodder Mumbai, March 30, 2023: Father Varghese Alengaden shocked many with his untimely and unexpected death on March 26. Many, including me, had last met him on February 1, at the ninth Global Peace Convention at Porbandar. Parul Jain from Udaipur said, “It is really very unbelievableContinue Reading
By P A Chacko Sahibganj, March 21, 2023: The UN proclamation of March 21as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls on all people, communities and nations to respect people as human beings and not to judge people according to color, caste, creed or community. The inhumanContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, March 14, 2023: It upsets us Christians when we hear that some Hindu militant groups keep on organizing Ghar Vapsi (reconversion) programs in some places. It pains us more that in every ceremony, a few thousand Christians become Hindus. Naturally, it is matter of concern.Continue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi, March 4, 2023: Every year, on the occasion of International women’s day observed on March 8, I try to write about women or a woman who might have influenced me positively. This year, I write about my maternal grandmother who would have celebrated her 107thContinue Reading
By Tisy Jose Mariampur, Feb 10, 2023: The global glow of the 2022 Christmas celebration — with its candles and shining trees, colorful Santas and flying reindeer, gifts and cakes — has faded. However, time cannot diminish the core message of Christmas: Human life is precious. Christmas is the mostContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 6, 2023: Government establishes hospitals to ensure proper medical treatments to people below the poverty line without any hindrance. These hospitals aim to provide social service to poor people who cannot afford the expenses of paying the fees of a doctor and medicines. ButContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 4, 2023: On December 21, 2020, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution – co-sponsored by the United Arab Emirates and Egypt – proclaiming February 4 as the International Day of Human Fraternity, inviting all Member States and international organizations to observe the InternationalContinue Reading